Patents by Inventor Vera Ljajcaj

Vera Ljajcaj has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Airbag assembly
    Patent number: 8540278
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion, an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion, a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion and a deflector provided between the inflator and the diffuser. The diffuser forces the inflation gas to change flow direction at least one time before the inflation gas exits into the airbag cushion. The deflector deflects particulates emitted from the inflator into a predetermined portion of the diffuser to inhibit particulates from entering into the airbag cushion. The predetermined portion of the diffuser may be an upper corner of the diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chavez, Vera Ljajcaj, Russell J. Mihm
  • AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120313359
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion, an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion, a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion and a deflector provided between the inflator and the diffuser. The diffuser forces the inflation gas to change flow direction at least one time before the inflation gas exits into the airbag cushion. The deflector deflects particulates emitted from the inflator into a predetermined portion of the diffuser to inhibit particulates from entering into the airbag cushion. The predetermined portion of the diffuser may be an upper corner of the diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chavez, Vera Ljajcaj, Russell J. Mihm
  • Airbag assembly
    Patent number: 8282128
    Abstract: An airbag assembly comprises an airbag cushion, an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion, and a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion. The diffuser includes a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels force the inflation gas to change flow direction at least two times before the inflation gas exits into the airbag. The panels each include openings for inflation gas to pass through. Openings in a first panel are not aligned with the openings in a second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chavez, Vera Ljajcaj
  • Airbag assembly
    Publication number: 20100276917
    Abstract: An airbag assembly comprises an airbag cushion, an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion, and a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion. The diffuser includes a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels force the inflation gas to change flow direction at least two times before the inflation gas exits into the airbag. The panels each include openings for inflation gas to pass through. Openings in a first panel are not aligned with the openings in a second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Spencer W. Chavez, Vera Ljajcaj